CVE-2022-44653 (GCVE-0-2022-44653)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-21 17:57 – Updated: 2025-04-28 18:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A security agent directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations.
Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-28 18:03 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One |
Affected:
On Premise (14.0) , < 14.0.0.11126
(semver)
Affected: SaaS (14.0) , < 14.0.11789 (semver) |
guessed |
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